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There is a seemingly endless discussion on whether or not videogames can be considered a form of art. Most games feature two basic qualities that qualify art: the attempt to be visually pleasant and the offering of an im... Read Full Review

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I opened the door nervously, and was greeted by a city bright with flames and the figure of Tim, a small man standing in the shadows as the word 'Braid' burned bright in the sky above and faded away. So began my journey... Read Full Review

Time can be a strange thing sometimes, because sometimes no matter what we do we can never seem to have full control of our time. Sometimes we find ourselves with not enough time or more time then we know what to do wi... Read Full Review

A fantastic little game with wonderful 2D graphics, challenging gameplay and puzzles and one of the best video game soundtracks you will hear. Story - 8, remarkable for a platformer, given to you in little blurbs at the... Read Full Review

This game has beautiful artworks (especially the main menu screen), intriguing story (good enough for the gamer to actually read them), but to me, it is all about its puzzles. Its puzzles are mostly not repeated (except ... Read Full Review

By now, you know what to expect from a typical platformer; start from the left side of the level, get to the right side of the level, jump on platforms to progress and jump on the heads of your enemies that get in the wa... Read Full Review

INTRO: By the time of Braid, there had not been much of anything remarkable in the 2-D puzzle-platforming genre, beyond the efforts of indie game-makers like Edmund McMillen (who had yet to become stupendously famous). I... Read Full Review

Braid is a 2D puzzle / platformer that revolves around solving puzzles by using a rather clever implementation of time control. Each of the six worlds has its own set of unique rules that the player has to follow and use... Read Full Review

Braid was one of the games that came out and seemed to blow people away. After seeing reviews for this game, I simply had to play it. Braid is the story about the atomic bomb and how it destroyed everything. The mai... Read Full Review

Braid is a beautiful game and a beautiful idea. It is the story of a young man, Tim, and his journey to find a beloved princess. The story is told in such a way that it could only have been told as a game and for this r... Read Full Review

Just plain fun. That's how I would describe this game. If you like puzzles and challenges this is exactly your game. I played this game like 2 years ago, and I always remember it as one of my all time favourites. It has ... Read Full Review